Keychron K4 V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES
Get the Keychron K4 V3 for the 4,000 mAh battery. Get the Royal Kludge S98 ES for knob.
The differences that matter
Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.
Keychron K4 V3
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Connection
Bluetooth, Wired
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Battery
4,000 mAh
3,750 mAh
Mount style
Tray Mount
Top Mount
Knob
No
Yes
Display
None
LCD
- Keychron K4 V3
- Royal Kludge S98 ES
- Performance
- 8278
- Build quality
- 8470
- Productivity
- 9591
- Customizability
- 9679
- Portability
- 5456
- Layout size: 96%
- Hot-swappable
- Sound dampening
What owners say
Ratings and quotes collected from verified store reviews, including the critical ones.
Keychron K4 V3
4 owner reviews
“I am overall extremely impressed with this keyboard! I upgraded from a Corsair K70 Luxe that I had for many years, and this feels like miles better of an experience. I am impressed how good the Banana switches are, they are a little more tactile than the…”
Royal Kludge S98 ES
No owner reviews collected yet.
Keychron K4 V3 vs Royal Kludge S98 ES specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 27 specs differ
Keychron K4 V3
Royal Kludge S98 ES
Switch options
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
Battery
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
N-key rollover
Mac & Windows
Released
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